My favorite feeling is when I play the gaming system my friend made up. You role two 6 sided dice, if you role two 1's it is -2 and if you role two 6's that is...
This all gets back to the main concept of RPG rules: Any rules in roleplaying games are just an attempt at logical randomization. So what if the guy with a +8...
A couple years back, there was a wonderful thread on RPG.Net titled: "My Hat of d02 Know No Limit" There are no typos in the above, that is an exact quote. In...
... There's many other free systems out there, mostly small indie games which some of you hate of course, but also more mainstream gmaes like Guardians of...
... But, the guy with a +8 has a 100% of succeeding by doing a Take 10 on the roll. Sure, he takes 4 hours to do it, but he succeeds every time. He's also at...
Some of the stats discussion got me thinking. What if you took d20's rules, but replaced the d20 with 2d10, giving 2 the place that 1 has now? Discuss. Cameron...
Yeah! I'd also like to add some sort of system where characters can do a "haymaker" or extra effort by throwing in from a pool. And a mechanic by which many...
The dozens of recent general messages about this rule system or that rule system, plus a few tangential comments about rule specifics gave me with wild idea. ...
I figured I'd retool the subject line because this was a discussion I was enjoying, but none of the current messages in the thread address the topic at all... ...
... do a "haymaker" or extra effort by throwing in from a pool. And a mechanic by which many characters could cooperate by pooling their feats for extra...
... There IS something to be said for the "kick in the door, kill the monster, grab the treasure" sort of game, but for me it would have to be a limited run...
... I ran a short-lived Nyambe adventure and found this to be the case (though I freely admit that my unfamiliarity with the system might have contributed)....
... I would say that it is every bit as good a reason as supporting a game system because it lets you roll lots of different types of dice. I feel that...
Its the RIFTS version of D&D ;-) NAW until each book had 20+ base character classes, each better then the last one, it will not be as bad as Rifts ;-) ... ...
Just look at the first months that this board was created....those were some GOOD flamewars. Kevin (demogg) and I and other HATED each other... but now its...
... I have never gotten as exicted by Rolling a "00" or a "3" (using 3d6) etc as I do when I roll a "20" in D&D... not sure why, it is just to much fun for me...
... Well since I had to go to work the next day at 2am I've been a little out of it lately. But now I'm good so here is a recap. First Dragonflight was at the...
... NATURAL ... 3d6) ... Yeah - I'm a proponent of the Nat 20 roll (obviously). I don't know about you guys but I've played tons of games, tons of systems and...
... As everyone has their fav ideas and ways that they play I will resist telling you that your system of choise is WRONG!!! WRONG I TELL YOU!!! No wait I'm...
While Kevin and Jayson might tell you different (cause they say I am a killer DM, even though I have really only TPK a couple of groups over the years ;-)), I...
... I submit, for your consideration... In Nomine (by SJGames). The nature of the game (angels vs demons) lends itself to a unique game mechanic such that...
... that ... Very true, and I could cite several more examples of that, but I'll spare you most of them. My favorite one is that knights don't play the flute...
... up. You role two 6 sided dice, if you role two 1's it is -2 and if you role two 6's that is 12 plus if you re-role the 6's. It just feels great when you...
... you ... I should add... the ONLY thing I hate more then Exploding Dice are Dice Pools :p hehehe I think part of it was that I played ShadowRun and...
... succeed!" ... has ... there's ... not ... NATURAL ... CoC on BRP is fan-freaking-tastic... But as for a great roll, I would have to say getting all 6's on...
... with ... to ... various "Complete (whatever)" books? ... Yes, I picked up a few books for the nifty class kits, but when they began to create racial kits I...
... I think it all boils down to how much is riding on the roll. In the BW game I ran at Dragonflight last year, the players were all working together to...
... succeed!" ... This was something I always found interesting in a lot of games I was PC in. DM I ran into all seem to have the habit of letting everyone ...
... you ... For some reason... AND this is ONLY me mind you... I HATE with a bloody passion, exploding Dice... it is one of the main reasons I can't get into...
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